ICS wireless on Mac OS X 10.3.5 HELP NEEDED!!!

pitters · 14-10-2004, 14:19

Got a bit of a dilemma, attempting to share my uni connection using my airport to connect to my linksys wireless gaming adapter.I have had success with ICS at home on windows XP and so have experience with wireless ICS already. Anyone with useful advice?

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punky · 14-10-2004, 15:24

No real advice really. I have done it several times with my powerbook and it has setup fine automatically.

When your router is working, power up your mac, and it should automatically detect your network, and connect to it. If you click the wireless airport icon on the menu bar, you can specify the network, but I have never had to, it has always found it.

pitters · 14-10-2004, 15:51

yeah, im trying to use internet sharing with an xbox. MICROSOFT AHHH! i think i need to change the ip or something, because all i get is 'no dns server adresses were received frrom the DHCP server or PPPoE server'.

ahh!

punky · 14-10-2004, 16:04

In that case you should look here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?f=16

pitters · 14-10-2004, 16:34

couldn't find any help there. Its specifically a DNS thing. I know the airport express and wireless bridge are communication, because they are sending and receiving packets, but the xbox cannot receied the DNS server addresses.
I have DHCP enabled, the mac cannot receive an ip address either.

Doctor E · 27-10-2004, 22:26

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Originally Posted by pitters

couldn't find any help there. Its specifically a DNS thing. I know the airport express and wireless bridge are communication, because they are sending and receiving packets, but the xbox cannot receied the DNS server addresses.
I have DHCP enabled, the mac cannot receive an ip address either.

Hold on ... what kind of router are you using?

Second, make sure the router is set up to dish out DHCP. Set the Mac to autoconfigure via DHCP. Turn everything off. Turn the NTL STB on and wait 5 mins. Turn the router on and then you hub if you have one. Next turn on the Mac. There is no way that if you have stable wiring or good wireless connection that the Mac won't connect - OSX is utterly foolproof in this regard (are you using OSX??) ... Unless ....

Which machine's Ethernet MAC address is registered with NTL? The Mac or the router? It needs to be the router.

All questions and not much help, but if you can sort though these, we might be able to work out what *is* working and hence diagnose your fault.

Nige.

pitters · 28-10-2004, 03:02

thanks,ill explain my situation further.

im using OS X and im trying to share my internet connection using the sharing software in system preferences. I have managed to configure it for windows with ease,by simpl creating a network bridge between my flatmates laptop and my linksys gaming adapter. however, on the mac, I cannot receive the ip address from the xbox..and the xbox only gives me an error (no DNS server addresses were received from the DHCP or PPPoE server)

under network the build in ethernet in green (all systems go) but the airport is yellow saying 'airport does not have an ip.'

p.s as u've probably guessed im not using NTL, im using ISS CONNECT (uni connection).

forgive any grammar/punctuation/spelling errosr, im drunk....well..im a student after all.

Doctor E · 28-10-2004, 15:32

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Originally Posted by pitters

im trying to share my internet connection using the sharing software in system preferences

Ah. I have never tried this. If you are using a uni connection, then the router is part of the uni system. have you thought of simply putting a hub in or does the University only allow the connection of one computer per line?

Nige.

pitters · 29-10-2004, 14:51

honestly, i have no idea. ill get a hub when i get the money. Thanks anyway

Doctor E · 29-10-2004, 17:54

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Originally Posted by pitters

honestly, i have no idea. ill get a hub when i get the money. Thanks anyway

You should be able to get one quite cheaply now. A 'no-name' hub with 6 ports set me back about 40 quid 2 years ago.

Nige.